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The 2012 Lollapalooza lineup to be announced Wednesday reaffirms that the culture of DJs and electronic artists is catching up with rock as a live attraction on the lucrative summer festival circuit. Two of the rock headliners for the Aug. 3-5 festival in Grant Park -- the Red Hot Chili Peppers and a reunited Black Sabbath – have a retro feel. Also playing closing slots on the main stages will be the Black Keys and Jack White, two acts that update classic, guitar-based blues and rock from the ‘60s and ‘70s. But for an increasing number of fans in a key Lollapalooza demographic – those in their late teens to mid-twenties – the dance music acts are the...

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The 2012 Lollapalooza lineup to be announced Wednesday reaffirms that the culture of DJs and electronic artists is catching up with rock as a live attraction on the lucrative summer festival circuit. Two of the rock headliners for the Aug. 3-5...